Judge Rayford Sixteen years of marriage and my wife still won't eat Chinese food. It's crazy, especially since we met in a Chinese restaurant.
2nd most-quoted character in …And Justice For All (1979): in 8 of its 20 quotes
Most scenes with: Arthur Kirkland (4)
Gentlemen, do you realize you're in a court of law? [long pause] Now, let's proceed in an orderly fashion.
More lines from Judge Rayford
2 quotes Judge Rayford Judge Rayford [After he fires a gun in his courtroom, to stop an argument]
Gentlemen, need I remind you we are in a court of law? [long pause] Now, let's proceed in an orderly fashion.
Scenes with Judge Rayford
5 scenes Judge Rayford [Yelling over the noise of the helicopter he is piloting]
Did you ever skydive? ... Skydive? Did you ever skydive?
No, why?
Judge Rayford You ought to try it. You might learn something. You know, I was skydiving once and my main chute didn't open. I pulled my reserve which didn't open either. There I was, plunging to the Earth. Just as I hit the tree tops, I discovered the meaning of life.
Which is?
Judge Rayford It sucks, Arthur! It really sucks!
Officer Leary I told him to move on, but he continued to use profanity and he refused to leave the premises.
Judge Rayford What sort of profanity?
Officer Leary You know, the normal kind.
Judge Rayford Officer Leary, we've all heard these words before, now for the record what did he say?
Officer Leary [uncomfortably]
He used..."****" a lot.
Officer Leary [quiet laughter from the gallery]
..."piss on you"...
Officer Leary [more laughter]
...then said he was gonna..."bung-hole the short order chef"..."cream on the waitress"...
Officer Leary [more laughter]
...stuff like that, Your Honor.
Dapper Defendant
There's a very good reason for all of that, Your Honor.
Judge Rayford Oh? What is that?
Dapper Defendant
I'm a diabetic.
Judge Rayford [loud laughter from the gallery]
I fail to see the connection. I've never heard of diabetes causing foul language!
Dapper Defendant
That's because you're a douchebag.
[entire courtroom erupts into laughter, including Officer Leary before he catches himself and forces a poker face]
[trying to get out of an invitation by the Judge to fly with him]
Why don't you take your wife?
Judge Rayford Ha! The last thing we did together was get married!
Judge Rayford You wanna go someplace in particular?
No. Down, I would prefer to go down...
The one thing that bothered me, the one thing that stayed in my mind and I couldn't get rid of it, that haunted me, was 'why?' Why would she lie? What was her motive for lyin'? If my client is innocent, she's lying. Why? Was it blackmail? No. Was it jealousy? No. Yesterday, I found out why. She doesn't have a motive. You know why? Because she's not lying. And ladies and gentlemen of the jury, the prosecution is not gonna get that man today. No! Because I'm gonna get him! My client, the Honorable Henry T. Fleming, should go right to ****IN' JAIL! The son of a bitch is GUILTY! That man is guilty! That man, there, that man is a SLIME! He is a slime! If he's allowed to go free, then something really wrong is goin' on here!
Judge Rayford Mr. Kirkland, you are out of order!
You're OUT OF ORDER! YOU'RE OUT OF ORDER! The whole trial is out of order! They're out of order! That man, that sick, crazy, depraved man, raped and beat that woman there, and he'd like to do it again, he told me so! It's just a show! It's a show! It's "Let's Make A Deal"! "Let's Make A Deal"! Hey Frank, you wanna make a deal? I got an insane judge who likes to beat the shit out of women! Whaddya wanna gimme Frank, three weeks probation?
Frank Bowers DAMN IT!
[to Judge Fleming]
You son of a bitch! You're supposed to STAND for somethin'! You're supposed to protect people, but instead you **** and murder them!
[dragged out of court by bailiffs]
You killed McCullough! You killed him! Hold it! Hold it! I just completed my opening statement!
